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Explore the world's only active, urban Ice Age excavation site. Inside the Page Museum is where we showcase the best fossils, animals, and plants that have been discovered here - mammoths, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and more. Experience the Ice Age come to life with our Ice Age Encounters show.

Outside check out the La Brea Tar Pits where tar is still bubbling and our active fossil excavation sites to see what our excavators have uncovered today.

Make the most of your visit with our Excavator Tour. Get the behind-the-scenes story and see scientists working on recently excavated fossils, walk around our famous Lake Pit, and visit our live dig site where scientists discover new Ice Age specimens every day. Free with museum admission.

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La Brea Tar Pits Tour by Segway

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La Brea Tar Pits and Museum General Admission

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I found it very interesting and the history of the tar pits is very fun. Museum was fun to go through. You can actually see the tar pits outside and they are still findibg...read more

I found it very interesting and the history of the tar pits is very fun. Museum was fun to go through. You can actually see the tar pits outside and they are still findibg things in the continually seeping tar.

Due to the tar pits, they have a unique collection of fossils and lot's of them. They have two displays that show the sheer number. A display of over 200 wolf skulls on a wall. Their largest fossil is a mammoth. No large dinosaurs here. You can tour sine of the tar pits on the site and see and smell...
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I hadn't been here in 20+ years and took 2 friends who had never been. I had NO IDEA how incredible it has become! All I remember was the tar pits in the front. We are three adults and it was so interesting, educational and seriously mind-blowing to see the new pits being excavated, to see all of the bones,...
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My son wanted to go so we decided to stop by. We only did the outdoor walking tour which took about 45 minutes. The smell is bad and it really isn't my kind of exploration. The grounds we're well taken care of and the exhibits were nice and informative. Great place to walk around and I'm sure the museums were...
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I found out about this place from my friends who live in LA. It was a very unique experience. I hadn't even heard of something like this before and it was even better because it was in the heart of the city. So it was very easily accessible. Only the museum needs a ticket and the garden and outdoor area...
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During a recent business trip I had the opportunity to visit the Tar Pits. Very interesting place. It's great to support the museum and worth the admission to see the museum, but you can walk around the Tar pits for free.

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